by Jeroslyn JoVonn
December 17, 2024
LL Cool J releases a limited-edition assortment of personally signed skateboard decks.
LL Cool J has teamed as much as launch a restricted version assortment of 300 skateboard decks that remember music, skateboarding, and artwork, whereas saluting his newest full-studio album, The Pressure.
The hip-hop icon collaborated with The Skateroom to create a dynamic assortment of skate decks, that includes 200 solo decks and 100 triptychs worldwide. The gathering effortlessly fuses music, skateboarding, and artwork, that includes daring graphics that draw inspiration from the album’s art work whereas celebrating the creativity of skateboarding tradition. Every deck additionally serves as a collector’s merchandise that comes with a certificates of authenticity autographed by LL Cool J himself, Billboard reported.
“Skateboarding, music, and artwork are about breaking boundaries and rewriting the principles,” LL stated in a press launch. “Collaborating with The Skateroom on these limited-edition decks honors The FORCE and the tradition that made me whereas sparking the subsequent wave of creativity. These decks are for these daring sufficient to push what’s potential and make their mark. Let’s experience.”
The decks carry extra than simply materials worth; they help The Skateroom’s mission to drive social change. Proceeds from the collaboration will assist fund skate NGOs, construct skateparks, and empower youth worldwide via training and skateboarding packages.
“At THE SKATEROOM, we consider within the transformative energy of artwork and skateboarding to encourage change,” stated Charles-Antoine Bodson, Founding father of The Skateroom. “Collaborating with LL COOL J is an unbelievable honor, as his legacy transcends music and embodies the daring creativity we try to have fun. This partnership is about greater than skate decks — it’s about bridging communities, empowering youth, and proving that artwork, music, and skateboarding can create actual social influence.”
Launched in September, LL Cool J’s The Pressure has been praised as among the best albums of 2024 and a standout within the rap legend’s four-decade profession. Produced by Q-Tip, the 14-track venture options collaborations with Nas, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, Saweetie, and extra. LL describes the album as “studying the best way to rap once more.”
“It’s like a director going again to movie faculty after he’s had blockbusters,” LL stated, or “Denzel going again to performing class.”
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